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…is, Americans are spending and consuming as if there were no tomorrow, and needless to say, they’re not paying cash. As a result, personal credit card debt has doubled in the last four years, individual bankruptcies are at an all-time high, and people are trading…

…In this American world, the Negro has been seen as lost and forgotten. For this reason, the world yields him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world. The two ideals of the Negro…

…....you will someday." The "stupid little life" that Lester Burnham refers to embodies the meaningless, empty actions which he repeats daily with no particular purpose. Sam Mendes' "American Beauty" introduces Lester as presently dead, and merely overlooking…

…Every day, hordes of Americans drive themselves to work, or to anywhere they want to go. Most of them are alone in the cars that they drive. They consume gas, space, air and parking; they produce noise, pollution and the headache of traffic…

…Midterm Essay #2: Topic #2 “Irish and African Americans” In the period of vast immigration into the United States and within it, the Irish and African Americans are very closely related in their experiences as immigrants and their experiences during…

…Their homeland has the second largest population in the world, yet in America they form one of our smallest minorities. Americans were influenced by their beliefs long before the first immigrants arrived, and an important interchange of ideas has…

…The American Hero Every child has fantasy’s of being a super hero and leaping tall buildings in a single bound or staring death in the face everyday and somehow finding a way to escape. All of these imaginative thoughts have been derived from…

…The American Hero Every child has fantasy’s of being a super hero and leaping tall buildings in a single bound or staring death in the face everyday and somehow finding a way to escape. All of these imaginative thoughts have been derived from…

…Conscription and the Nation In America today we feel, more than ever, detached from our political institutions and our military. Most Americans are unknowing of even the most basic facts about the countries with which we share our world, and although…

…The American Dream Since the founding of The United States, many have dreamed of coming to this great land to escape tyranny, persecution, and oppression. Over time, this desire has turned into The American Dream. The American Dream is different…